Y'all, consisting of Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and James Dean Jay Byrd, first surfaced in New York city in 1992, touting themselves as the first openly gay country music act. That same year, they preformed Y'all's First Xmas Xtravagaza: 12345678.

Found at the very fabulous Y'all archive still lovingly maintained by Steven.

Hmm. It looks like I'm the only person who has ever reviewed it on Amazon, lo these many years later. I was 18 and a freshman in college then, and this is what I wrote:

"Way down in a town called Music City/ there's a couple of fellas who can sing real pretty/ and you can't miss 'em 'cause one of 'em wears a dress..." So begins one of my favorite albums. One part Minnie Pearl, two parts fabulous music, with a dash of harmonic bliss and a well-blended tablespoon of ingenuity, The "Hey Y'all!" Soundtrack manages to be hilarious, poignant, and just damn good music. The boys of Y'all, Jay Byrd and Steven, gain their country cred with their excellent cover of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line," but proceed to show the world their own creativity and hilarity with such tunes as "My Mama Likes the Feel of Cottage Cheese" and "I'm Calling Your Name." Like any good variety show, they cover all the bases: sad songs, happy songs, jokes, and everything else you could possibly want. So give it a try, visit that strange land of Y'all, and send me a postcard when you decide you never want to come home.

Even though I lost the physical CD years ago, I still know many of these songs by heart. Maybe it's time to get another copy...posted by ocherdraco at 5:04 PM on December 20, 2013 [1 favorite]

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